The salary range is between 130,000 and 170,000 euros per year, depending on your qualifications and professional experience. At the administrative headquarters in Ludwigshafen, we are looking for a Development Manager Financial Center of Excellence (m/f/d) with management experience.

• Management of an international Financial Service Center structure
• Analysis of the usage behavior of the Financial Center of Excellence by the Group’s international companies
• Development of an optimized usage concept of the Center of Excellence as a global USP for the customer companies
• Active acquisition of international group companies as customers of the Center of Excellence
• Key Account Management for the Group companies
• Adaptation and optimization of processes within the Financial Shared Service Center Organization (SSC)
• Responsibility for the General Ledger area with regard to the preparation of the individual financial statements according to IFRS for all worldwide companies in the Center of Excellence
• Responsibility for the subsidiary ledgers of all global companies in the Center of Excellence
• Adaptation and optimization of the closing processes of the customer companies with a view to integration into the SSC
• General support and development of SSO financial services and standards
• Analysis of finance processes with a view to promoting productivity improvements and innovation
• Driving the standardization and harmonization of finance processes at a global level (e.g. establishing global guidelines and demanding corresponding changes)
• Optimization of existing or introduction of new standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Ensuring consistent use of Financial SSO by global companies
• Supporting the use of technologies to increase efficiency (e.g. use of Robotic Process Automation (“RPA”) etc.)
• Active change management

• Successfully completed degree in business administration or comparable training
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong management skills
• Strong communication skills with regard to acquiring new customer companies
• Experience in adapting finance processes with a view to establishing an SSC structure or experience in working in SSC structures
• Experience in managing managers (department heads)
• Experience in analyzing and optimizing business processes
• Ability to initiate and moderate change projects
• Ability to motivate teams in change projects and strengthen team structures
• Pragmatic approach, unconventional thinking
• Intercultural competence
• Willingness to travel
• Fluent English skills
• Experience in SAP